Yucca Valley Outpost Café
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Yucca Valley Outpost Café

55231 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA

★★★★★4.7(180 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Nestled along the Joshua Tree highway, this all-vegan café has earned serious devotion from visitors and locals alike, with fans returning multiple times during single trips for their inventive specialty drinks like sea moss lattes and thoughtfully crafted plant-based bowls. The warm, attentive staff creates a genuinely welcoming atmosphere that appeals equally to wellness-focused travelers, hiking adventurers, and even skeptics (yes, carnivore friends included), making it the kind of hidden gem where you'll want to linger over coffee and conversation before heading into the desert. Everything here—from the carefully sourced ingredients to the face-mask worthy presentations—reflects a real passion for nourishing guests with food that tastes as good as it makes you feel.

What to expect

Family friendlyTraditional drinksSpecialty drinksMeetingsSlow sitLight food

Google Reviews

Katie Wolfe
★★★★★3 years ago

Great vegan spot! Tried sea moss for the first time (obsessed) and liked it so much I went back for the face mask (AMAZING). Super sweet staff and plenty of healthy options- meals, snacks, and beverages. The chia rose water is a must try. So delicious and so hydrating. Outdoor seating.

Logan Swiecki-Taylor
★★★★★4 years ago

10 out of 10 would recommend, even for your carnivore friends🐊. This outstanding outpost has some delicious veggie combos that tantalize the taste buds & leaf 🍃 you more-than-satisfied and feeling amazing! From their scrumptious smoothies to their 💣.com cupcakes & desserts (not to be confused with deserts 🏜) salads, snacks, curated teas & small goods this outpost is the perfect oasis after a long hard day of play out in the high desert 🏜! You won't be disappointed. 💚🥬🫑🥒🍆🥑🧄🥕🫒🥗🥙🍽️

Abhi Reddy Dandu
★★★★★4 years ago

We stopped by on our way back from Joshua Tree. This vegan cafe is like a hidden gem. I can’t tell you how delicious the food was. And everything on the menu is vegan. The person who took our order was very friendly and she brought our food to our car. Even there were few people waiting for the food, it took only 15 mins for our order. The chocolate cake is a must try. I cant wait to be back here.

MEAUX MUSIC
★★★★★5 years ago

I was on a road trip headed to Joshua Tree National Park and me and my friends were looking for food on the way and literally behold this amazing vegan cafe surfaces right ahead of us, which was perfect because there were two vegetarians in the car. I’m neither, I have no dietary restrictions but the 50/50 wrap was amazing, I thought about it all day afterwards and how I wish there was a Fresh Vegan Cafe back home in Los Angeles. Amazing food and staff, we also took many pictures outside of the restaurant for content on social media because the scenery around the place was so cool. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Roxanne Savage
★★★★★5 years ago

This place is so amazing we went back 2 times in one day. Where to even begin. We are visiting for some hiking through Joshua Tree National Park and just stumbled across this restaurant. So grateful! The food is amazing. We had the 50/50 wrap for breakfast then the spicy hummus wrap for lunch. We had the cold brew for breakfast then the ginger lemonade soda for lunch. They gave us a sea moss trifecta of wellness products to try and a taste of the chickpea salad. Seriously, the customer service here is above and beyond, the food is fresh and flavor packed. I will absolutely be eating here all my future trips. Thank you guys for everything ❤🙏

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